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PS chairman held in bribery case

[July 05 2013]

Walallawita Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Udeni Atukorala was arrested by Bribery Commission officials for allegedly soliciting a Rs 1.5 million bribe from the Bentara Paradeshiya Sabha chairman. It is reported that he had accepted the bribe to provide a permit to transport soil.

 

Anti-Dengue programmes in Kelaniya schools

[July 01 2013]

Public Health Inspectors attached to the Kelaniya MOH Office have taken steps to launch anti-Dengue programmes in 20 schools under the purview of the Kelaniya MOH Office. The programme will be conducted on the instructions of Kelaniya MOH Dr Wasantha Rajapaksa.

 

Principal dies during training

[June 30 2013]

Raddolugama Pagnananda Madya Maha Vidyalaya Principal W.A.S. Wickramasinghe died following a stroke while exercising in the morning at the Rantambe Cadet Camp. Wickremesinghe, 52, was among the 97 participants in the month long military leadership training programme for school Principals.

 

Senior Minister leaves for Geneva

[June 28 2013]

Senior Minister for International Monetary Co-operation and Deputy Minister of Finance & Planning Dr. Sarath Amunugama will leave for Geneva tomorrow to represent the Sri Lankan Government at the Annual Ministerial Review of the Economic & Social Council of the United Nations

 

President unveils Buddha statue

[June 25 2013]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled a six feet Samadhi Buddha statue erected at the entrance to the Mihintale sacred area concurrent to the 2320 Mihindu Jayanthi commemoration. The President performed the first flower and oil lamp offering to the statue constructed by the Civil Defence Force (CSD).

 

Train crashes into parked lorry, one dead

[June 24 2013]

One died and four passengers were seriously injured when a train bound for Galle crashed into a lorry at Angulana . According to Police sources, the train was packed with rush hour passengers knocked the train when it was parked close to the railway track.

 

Man nabbed with ganja in bag

[June 21 2013]

A 31-year-old male, resident in Paththinigama, Galnewa was arrested by Galnewa Police on afternoon while carrying 1.508 kgs of ganja hidden in a travelling bag after alighting from a Colombo-Anuradhapura bus at Paththinigama junction.

 

 

Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne with Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang

War heroes who had joined retired General Sarath Fonseka to support him actively in his political campaign and had decided to resign from his political party held a press conference in Colombo yesterday. Here war hero Major Udaya Dissanayake addresses the press conference with some of his colleagues.

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Dr Mahathir outlines vision for Lanka’s development:

Don’t depend on loans

Encourage foreigners to set up collaborations:

Sri Lanka must not depend solely on borrowings to build the country. It must also encourage foreign countries to set up their businesses here in the nature of collaborations, former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said.

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Chinese Vice Prime Minister’s visit bears fruit:

Sri Lanka-China sign six pacts

Sri Lanka and China signed six agreements to enhance co-operation in the fields of technology, industry, information technology and construction at the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday. The signing of agreements took place in the presence of Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang.

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President returns from Indian state visit

President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned yesterday after his three day official visit to India after successful meetings with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and other Indian leaders and signing seven agreements to benefit social, economic, legal, women’s affairs, power and transport sectors of Sri Lanka.

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Defence Secretary tells rehabilitated youth:

Get involved in development programs

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said the North and East are developing at an unprecedented speed and the rehabilitated youth with a vocational training can directly get involved in the development programs.

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Over 25 DNA organizers support Government:

Comrades-in-arms desert Fonseka

Over 26 retired military officers in the Sri Lanka Army who played a leading role in Sarath Fonseka’s Presidential election campaign and General election yesterday joined the Government in contempt of Fonseka’s conduct during the post election period.

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